Destroy the internet to save it?

About this episode

The episode debates whether anonymity on the internet should be banned, considering its implications for democracy and free speech.

People tend to defend online anonymity by pointing to the long tradition of anonymous speech in American democracy. But modern anonymity is an entirely new beast. Should we ban anonymity on the internet? That's what The Argument's Jerusalem Demsas and Slow Boring's Matthew Yglesias debate in The Argument's latest episode. New episodes post every Thursday. You can find The Argument on Substack, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTu...

People in this episode

Host: Jerusalem Demsas

Guest: Matthew Yglesias

Topics covered

• online anonymity
• American democracy
• internet policy
• debate
• freedom of speech

Keywords

• anonymity
• internet
• debate
• freedom of speech
• American democracy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Argument, Slow Boring

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